Anecdotal
“Anecdotal”是一个形容词,表示轶事的、传闻的,用来描述基于个人经历或传闻而非系统研究或证据的信息。这个词常用于学术和科学语境中。
- The evidence was only anecdotal, not scientific. (证据只是轶事的,不是科学的。)
- Anecdotal reports suggested the product was effective. (轶事报告表明该产品是有效的。)
- We need more than anecdotal evidence to make a decision. (我们需要比轶事证据更多的东西来做决定。)
“Anecdotal”来自名词 “anecdote”(轶事),加上后缀 “-al”(形容词后缀)。
- 词根:anecdote(轶事)
- 后缀:-al(形容词后缀)
“Anecdotal”常用于学术和科学语境中,强调信息缺乏系统性证据支持。这个词有时带有负面含义,暗示信息不够可靠。
- 名词形式:anecdote(轶事)
- 副词形式:anecdotally(轶事地)
可以将 “anecdotal” 与 “anecdote”(轶事)联系起来,“-al” 后缀表示”具有轶事性质的”。
My friend’s recommendation was purely anecdotal - she said the restaurant was great because she went there once and liked it. But when I tried it, the food was just okay. I realized that one person’s experience doesn’t always mean it’s true for everyone.
我朋友的推荐纯粹是轶事的——她说餐厅很棒,因为她去过一次并且喜欢它。但当我尝试时,食物只是一般。我意识到一个人的经历并不总是意味着对每个人都适用。